Table 2.
Effect of ketone supplements on body weight
| Body weight | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatments (2.5 g/kg/day; Fig. 1) | Before the treatments | After the treatments | |
| Gram (mean ± S.E.M.) | Gram (mean ± S.E.M.) | Compared to ‘Before the treatments’ (significance level/q-value) | |
| SD (control, group 1) | 325.0 ± 3.134 | 331.8 ± 4.427 | −/1.464 |
| KE (group 2) | 331.9 ± 2.496 | 324.9 ± 2.608 | −/0.027 |
| KS (group 3) | 323.1 ± 2.394 | 313.5 ± 3.942 | −/2.495 |
| KSMCT (group 4) | 318.0 ± 5.119 | 314.0 ± 5.719 | −/2.386 |
| KEKS (group 5) | 316.9 ± 5.377 | 306.6 ± 6.434 | −/3.986 |
| KEMCT (group 6) | 321.8 ± 5.502 | 316.8 ± 5.640 | −/1.790 |
Abbreviations: KE, ketone ester; KEKS, mix of KE and KS in a 1:1 ratio; KEMCT, mix of KE and medium chain triglyceride (MCT) oil in a 1:1 ratio; KS, ketone salt; KSMCT, mix of KS and MCT oil in a 1:1 ratio; SD, standard diet/control